Undergarments



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UNDERGARMENTS David Blair, 2650 W. Belden Ave., Chicago, Ill.

Filed Apr. 15, 1959, Ser. No. 806,558

1 Claim. (Cl. 12S-466) This invention relates to improvements in undergarments and more particularly to the brassiere portion of the undergarment.

One of the objects of this invention is to provide a brassiere or an undergarment having a brassiere in which resilient means are secured to the brassiere in such a manner as to distribute the support equally around the circumference of the bust and thereby eliminate shoulder strap strain. It also adjusts to varying degrees of bust development and rib cage development and eliminates the uncomfortable cutting at the rib cage and lower bust.

Other objects will become apparent as this description progresses.

ln the drawings:

Figure l is a front elevational view of the brassiere with one of the resilient members lifted for purpose of illustration.

Figure 2 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken on lines 2-2 of Figure l.

Figure 3 is an enlarged view of the resilient member, and

Figure 4 is an end elevational view taken on lines 4-4 of Figure 3.

The invention is herein illustrated in connection with a brassiere, although it will be understood that it may be embodied in a corselet or foundation garment. The article includes a front portion 10 which consists of a pair of breast receiving pockets generally indicated at 12, formed preferably of non-stretchable material, joined by an intermediate section or panel 14.

Each breast receiving pocket 12 has a lower portion 16 joined with an upper portion 18 by lines of stitching 20. The band or body encircling portion of the garment, generally indicated at 22 comprises panel sections 24 secured to each of the outside marginal edges 13 of the pockets 12 and panels 26 secured to panel sections 24. The panel sections 24 are each formed of elastic material which is horizontally stretchable. Same may also be vertically stretchable. Panels 26 are of non-stretchable material.

A horizontally stretchable elastic strip of material 28 is secured to one of the panels 26 and a short strip of nonelastic material 30 is secured to the end of elastic strip 28 and eyelets 32 are spacedly secured thereto. Suitable hooks are secured to the other panel 26 at the opposite end of the band or body encircling portion.

The features forming this invention will now be described. The opposite side marginal edges of each of the breast receiving pockets are each provided with a resilient member, thus, two resilient members are provided for each pocket 12. Each resilient member is de- 2,965,103 Patented Dec. 20, 1960 ice signed to follow the sides of the breast receiving pocket and to continue inwardly and downwardly below the pocket 12. Along each of the marginal sides of the breast receiving pockets 12 there is a pocket 34 for re- 4 ceiving a resilient member. Each of said pockets 34 is formed by securing a strip of material 36 to the inside of the garment along spaced lines of stitching 38'. Each pocket 34 for the resilient member extends from the top of the brassiere to the bottom and is curved to follow the marginal edge or side of the breast receiving pocket and then continues downwardly generally vertically below the bottom of the breast receiving pocket.

The resilient members, each generally indicated at 38, and shown in greater detail in Figures 3 and 4.consist of a helical wire whose coils 40 are flattened and pressed to overlay adjacent coils in a substantially llat plane. A resilient member 38 is inserted in each of the pockets 34 so that the resilient member assumes the shape of the pocket 34, best shown in Figure 1. The resilient member 3S follows the marginal outline of the breast receiving pocket 12 for the major portion of the length of the resilient member, but the lower end of the resilient member, designated by the numeral 38a, extends downwardly and inwardly below the breast receiving pocket in a generally vertical direction. The lower ends 38a of the two resilient members 38 terminate adjacent each other substantially in a vertical line that approximate the center line of the breast receiving pocket 12. The upper ends of pockets 34 are stitched closed after receiving the resilient members 38. Suitable shoulder straps 42 are secured to the upper portion of the garment.

The arrangement of the two separate resilient members 38 for each of the breast receiving pockets 12 and the manner in which they follow the marginal sides of the pockets 12 and extend below the pockets toward the center thereof distribute the support equally around the circumference of the bust and therefore eliminate shoulder strap strain. Also, same will adjust to varying degrees of bust development and varying rib cage development. It will minimize the fuller bust and will eliminate the uncomfortable cutting at the rib cage and lower bust that is common in all types of brassieres having resilient members.

It will be understood that various changes and modifications may be made from the foregoing without departing from the spirit and scope of the appended claim.

I claim:

In an undergarment of the class described, a body portion and a pair of breast receiving pockets, a pair of separate resilient members for each breast receiving pocket, each said resilient member consisting of a helical wire coil, which coil is pressed to overlay adjacent coils in a substantially at plane, each said resilient member being curved along one side edge of the breast receiving pocket and continuing inwardly and downwardly below the pocket and terminating adjacent the lower edge of the body portion of the garment with the lower ends of the separate resilient members adjacent each other.

References Cited in the tile of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 291,338 Griswold Jan. l, 1884 535,627 Reu Mar. l2, 1895 2,457,989 Ettleson Jan. 4, 1949 2,759,190 Herbener Aug. 21, 1956 

